Ruthwell Cross

Ruthwell Cross, a remarkable sandstone cross, 17¾ ft. high, found in
Ruthwell parish, 9 m. SE. of Dumfries; dates back to the 7th century;
bears runic and Latin inscriptions, notably some verses of the Saxon
poem, “The Dream of the Holy Rood”; was broken down in 1642 by the
Covenanters as savouring of idolatry; found and re-erected in 1802.